First Take

"Luka Doncic is on the clock." @VinceGoodwill thinks Luka is under the most pressure to win a title 🏀

"His ceiling, if he reaches it, is Kobe Bryant. ... When he steps foot into the NBA, he's going to thrive from the start. ... He's that gifted. ... His body is NBA-ready right now." @KendrickPerkins thinks Darryn Peterson is the best draft prospect 👀

"[Australia] showed resilience. ... They're willing to suffer for one another. ... We have to do the same." Geoff Cameron breaks down how the USMNT can overcome Australia ⚽️

"For the first time in all of these prospects' careers, ... they're going to go into a locker room where they're not the best player on the roster, regardless of who selects them." —@SeanFarnham on incoming rookies ahead of the NBA draft ✍️

“[The Lakers should] revisit the relationship with Anthony Davis. … Austin Reaves and Luka, together, cannot be your two best players to lead you to a championship.” —@KendrickPerkins on the Lakers' roster construction 👀

"They got to make sure that Anthony Edwards is happy. They cannot afford to lose another No. 1 pick." —@KendrickPerkins on Minnesota's title expectations 😳

"Imagine every woman you date, ... the next dude she dates, she marries. That's the Minnesota Timberwolves." 💍 @VinceGoodwill's analogy 😅

"He was slept on [his entire career]. ... Jalen Brunson ... is a top-five player in the NBA." @KendrickPerkins gives high praise to Finals MVP Jalen Brunson 👏

"I don't think [the GOAT debate] is dead, but I do think it's on life support." Who you got in the Messi vs. Ronaldo GOAT debate? 🐐

"The only way [Portugal wins the World Cup] is if [Ronaldo] takes a seat on the bench." —@rogbennett on Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in the World Cup 👀

"What I've seen the most ... is peace and love. ... Everybody is unified in this Knicks championship." —@THEKIDMERO on the Knicks championship parade 🏆

"I think Jaylen Brown needs his own team. ... I think this is a great trade for both teams because Giannis and [Jayson] Tatum are complementary of each other." @MookMorris2 weighs in on a potential Giannis-Jaylen Brown trade ✍️

"Who is anybody else ... to come forward and say, 'Dammit, I ain't shaving a penny off my demands.' ... Nobody is in a position to do that because Jalen Brunson didn't do it." @stephenasmith weighs in on the Knicks' financial future after winning the NBA title 💰

"[The Lakers] ain't winning a damn thing. ... If it's about ... quality of life, ... stay your behind in California. ... If it's about departing from the game as a champion, then Cleveland would be the place that he should go." —@stephenasmith on LeBron's future in the NBA 🏀

"We're gonna keep it a buck. [The] New York Knicks shouldn't be the favorites next season, even if they are the champions." @stephenasmith isn't picking the Knicks as the favorites for next season 👀

"I have to go with OKC. ... Sometimes the best team doesn't win, and [that] was the case this year." @Keefmorris picks the Thunder as the NBA champions for next year 👀

"[The Knicks parade] just represents how starving we were for a championship. ... I waited my lifetime. ... We never dreamed that we would ultimately feel this moment." —@stephenasmith on the Knicks championship parade 👏

"I want him to get his money, and he deserves it. ... I find it very difficult, close to impossible to believe that you're going to be out on that football field, and you're not going to be worried about getting hurt." @StephenAsmith speaks on George Pickens reporting to mandatory minicamp 🏈

Would you trade Jalen Brunson for Nikola Jokić? 🤔 The crew weighs in 🔽

"It was the World Cup of love and wonder. The day that the big dogs arrived, and each of them delivered." @rogbennett shares his thoughts on what he's seen so far in the World Cup ⚽